A Page of the Ordinary Man in British History: Simple Happiness

Idella 2022-04-20 09:02:42

At first I thought I made a mistake. Could it be that it was a live-action movie? Later, when the camera changed to an animation style, I believed I was right. The overall film style and plot are very warm, how can these two people be so optimistic + co-produced (like my grandparents)! The two people take care of each other and grow up slowly, from being single to getting married, to becoming parents. (Husband Ernest actually gave milk for 37 years! He's used to building things himself, and it feels like my grandfather.) Life is short but it's meaningful because of love.

The film is interspersed with many important historical events, including World War II, so the film includes the German invasion of the United Kingdom, the air-raid alarm in the couple's residence, the plot of the British people building air-raid shelters to avoid bombs, etc. Air-raid shelters are not unique to our country). During the war, the couple had to send their five-year-old son to the countryside for refuge. Later, as my son grew up, he entered school (I also specifically checked what kind of grammar school is in the UK), got a job, got married, and grew old together. Now my seniors and seniors often talk about the past. The policies formulated by the country and the development of the country at each time point will directly affect the lives of generations. Individuals must follow the historical process. of.

Interesting lines or plot:

1.

Wife: I'm getting married!

Husband: I'm getting married too!

2.

Husband: The newspaper said that more than 2 million people in London are unemployed. It would be awesome for me to be a milkman!

worry about home loan

There is no wardrobe in the newlyweds' home, and everything looks rudimentary.

Started hanging curtains that didn't look like curtains at all

3.

People at war have lost their former happy lives. The husband went to the pier to rescue people and saw many casualties and the child was blown to pieces.

Husband who went to put out the fire in the bombed house

4. The couple bought a new car! (Reminds me of the car in "Green Book")

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Extended Reading
  • Oma 2022-03-15 09:01:11

    The Chronicle of Old Wife and Young Husband. I really like that kind of ordinary life where two people live in an empty house and fill it with the things they want one by one. For animation, the CG flavor is a bit too heavy. If it is hand-painted like Ernest & Celestine, I would like it.

  • Jean 2022-03-19 09:01:10

    Got hit hard by the last sentence at the end. Life goes by in a hurry, and everyone keeps learning and forgetting. No matter how the world around them is changing, both parents are tacitly living together, so that after one party leaves, the other party can no longer bear the excessive burden. Quietness and loneliness also hurriedly followed. A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ. (J. Steinbeck)

Ethel & Ernest quotes

  • [first lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [voice over] There was nothing extraordinary about my Mum and Dad, nothing dramatic, no divorce or anything, but they were my parents and I wanted to remember them by doing a picture book. It's a bit odd really, having a book about my parents up there in the best seller list among all the football heroes and cookbooks. They'd be proud of that, I suppose, or rather probably embarrassed too. I'd imagine they'd say, "It wasn't like that," or, "How can you talk about that?" Well, I have, and this is their story.

  • [last lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [with Jean, looking at the full grown pear tree in Ethel and Ernest's back yard] I grew it from a pip.